Omineca Peace Region

The Omineca Peace Region covers the northeast corner of British Columbia, consisting of two distinctly different regons. The Omineca portion is more mountainous as it includes the beautiful Omineca Mountain Range, the BC Rocky Mountains, and the Rocky Mountain Trench, while the Peace Region is more open, with rolling rangeland.

The Rocky Mountains and their foothills dominate the Northeast, comprising roughly 20 million acres (8 million hectares). There are no roads that cross the range north of Pine Pass (between Mackenzie and Chetwynd) until the Yukon border. The Northern Rocky Mountains are the largest roadless landscape south of the 60th parallel, as well as one of the richest and most varied intact large wildlife ecosystems remaining in North America. The area’s wildlife population is so prolific that this portion of the Northern Rockies has been dubbed the Serengeti of North America.

If you venture off the road in the Omineca Peace Region, a world of recreational opportunities awaits, whether you’re a weekend adventurer or a trail-hardened backpacker. People who go out unprepared into this wilderness, however, don’t come back. Ignorance and arrogance in the face of nature are the surest ways of getting yourself killed. Come prepared, and enjoy the rich and varied wilderness, a place where people are scarce, but the exploits plentiful.

The Omineca Peace Region supports a rich biodiversity of fauna and flora, and the most remote network of backroads in BC, offering widespread access to working logging camps, mineral exploration sites, guide outfitters, and remote native towns. In the Omineca subregion alone there are more than 6,000 lakes, of which approximately 3,700 are considered to be productive for fish. Lakes in the Omineca Peace Region provide habitat for nearly 50 species of game fish and non-game fish.

As an experienced BC realtor, Ed Handja successfully markets and locates real estate on the British Columbia coast for his clients. He’s lived and worked on the coast all his life, traveling from Indian Arm and the Gulf Islands on the southern BC coast, to the Khutzeymateen Valley in the northern most part of British Columbia. Ed is familiar with the west coast of Canada and understands the logistics and considerations required when dealing with the remote and unconventional real estate on the islands and west coast of BC.

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Welcoming people from all over the world, the Capri Motor Inn and Capri Family Restaurant offer friendly hospitality and comfortable service at affordable prices. Located near the heart of beautiful downtown Smithers, within walking distance of downtown stores, restaurants, entertainment, and the recreation centre, and minutes from local attractions such, as Hudson Bay Mountain Ski Resort.

With over 60 rooms we are sure to have something to meet your needs. We have ample parking enabling those guests travelling with larger vehicles and/or trailers to park with ease. Our 24 hour front desk provides security and service throughout your stay. Our staff is always available to help make your stay as enjoyable as possible.

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Awaken to the song of the Humpback whale. Fall asleep beneath the hushed canopy of a temperate rainforest. Fill your days whale-watching, kayaking with Orcas, observing sea lions romp through an underwater forest of kelp, and eagles fishing along the shore. Linger over lunch on a deserted island, scanning the horizon for signs of Orca activity.

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